ROCS Chi Kuang

	ROCS Chi Kuang and ROCS Lan Yang on 24 October 2015
History
Taiwan
Name	Chi Kuang; (戚繼光);
Namesake	Ch'i Chi-kuang
Builder	China Shipbuilding Corporation,; Kaohsiung;
Laid down	4 October 1992
Launched	27 September 1993
Commissioned	4 March 1995
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Cheng Kung-class frigate
Displacement	4,103 long tons (4,169 t) full
Length	453 ft (138 m)
Beam	46.95 ft (14.31 m)
Installed power	40,000 shp total
Propulsion	General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines
Speed	29 knots
Complement	18 officers; 180 enlisted; 19 flight crew;
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPS-49 air-search radar; AN/SPS-55 surface-search radar; CAS, STIR gun fire control radar; SQS-56 sonar;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32(V)5; (AN/SLQ-32(V)2 + SIDEKICK);
Armament	40 × SM-1MR at Mk 13 Missile Launcher; 4 × Hsiung Feng II and 4 HF-3 supersonic AShM; 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun; 2 × Bofors 40mm/L70mm guns; 1 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS; 2 × triple Mark 32 ASW torpedo tubes with Mark 46 anti-submarine torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	Sikorsky S-70C-1/2
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

ROCS Chi Kuang (Chinese: 繼光; PFG2-1105) is a Cheng Kung-class guided missile frigate of the Republic of China Navy, used mainly in local air-defense and anti-submarine roles. It is the third of eight Taiwanese-built frigates based on the Oliver Hazard Perry class.

Construction and career

Laid down on 4 October 1992 and launched on 27 September 1993, Chi Kuang was commissioned in service on 7 March 1995. All of these Taiwanese FFGs have the length of the later Oliver Hazard Perry FFGs, but have a different weapon and electronics fit.^[1]

References

^ Lundquist, Edward H. "Interview with Adm. Richard Chen, Republic of China Navy (Ret.)". www.defensemedianetwork.com. Defense Media Network. Retrieved 12 July 2020.